Bible Readings for July 2nd Joshua 4 | Psalms 129, 130 & 131 | Isaiah 64 | Matthew 12 The story of how Israel crossed the Jordan in Joshua is more important than simply a record of the route they took to enter the Promised Land. Rather, this event marks a decisive...
Bible Readings for April 19th Leviticus 23 | Psalm 30 | Ecclesiastes 6 | 2 Timothy 2 In Leviticus 23, Yahweh lays out the regular calendar of festivals for Israel. A large part of Israel’s worship was bound up in special feasts that Yahweh had commanded to commemorate...
Bible Readings for March 7th Exodus 18 | Luke 21 | Job 36 | 2 Corinthians 6 We know almost nothing of Jethro’s faith until we come to Exodus 18, when Moses tells Jethro all that Yahweh had done to redeem Israel from Egypt (Ex. 18:8). We read that, in response to the...
Bible Readings for March 6th Exodus 17 | Luke 20 | Job 35 | 2 Corinthians 5 A terrible pattern is emerging as Israel follows Yahweh through the wilderness toward Mount Sinai. It goes like this: Yahweh accomplishes some great act of redemption for his people, but...
Bible Readings for March 1st Exodus 12 | Luke 15 | Job 30 | 1 Corinthians 16 By the time Pharaoh lets Israel go out of Egypt, his country has come to great ruin. As a result of Yahweh’s terrible plagues, fish from the Nile have died (Ex. 7:21); a legion of frogs has...